PSY 3128 Final: PSY 3128 - Final Review.docx
12 Dec 2013
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They are stable across time and are likely to impact similar situations over time. Five factor model (big five) costa & mccrae. Neo-pi-r neo: were the first three described. They took a poll of a bunch of describing words and formed different factors and facets. Each of the big 5 has 6 facets. You would do a longitudinal, not cross sectional. You can"t see if it changes over time or not. Took their personality scores in two time points (different intervals). The studies show that even 30 years later the correlation between time 1 and 2 is very high. However, this only looks at the correlation between two time points. The figure on the right we look at the average change over time. In general, older adults will increase in agreeableness. Personality is quite stable, however, there is some fluctuation and changes with aging. If you look at the specific facets there is a lot more variability.
